Land Development, Homeownership, Juvenile Justice System, Substance Abuse and the Return of New Orleanians on Summit Platform Dallas, TX – April 18, 2008 – Faith Formula Human Services is poised to keep the focus on poverty conditions in America. To this end, United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Dr....
I now see why in the media world they give deadlines. In that spirit, I’m letting you know that I plan to write a post on Thursday concerning my thoughts on the new Wheatland Town Crossing development in Southern Dallas and the Red Bird/Camp Wisdom area down the road. Check...
I’m pleased to announce that I have been invited to participate in the Bloggers Roundtable on NPR’s News and Notes hosted by Farai Chideya this coming Wednesday April 23rd. Also on the roundtable will be Valencia Roner from Diary of a Content Black Woman, and Kevin Ross from Three Brothers...
1. Things changed when Josh went down. When Josh Howard rolled his ankle by steping on Peja Stojakovic’s foot, the fortune of the Mavericks immediately changed. I was surprised that the announcers on the national broadcast didn’t make a bigger deal out of it. Not from an excuse standpoint,...
Thanks to Making the Walls Transparent who produced the above video that chronicles the release of Thomas McGowan, the 16th person exonerated in Dallas County based on DNA evidence.
Frederick Douglass Academy located at 616 Kiest BLVD in Dallas held their first oratorical contest on Thursday. Students grade Pre K-3 through 4th grade competed in 7 age groups and the winners received trophies. Ms. Sheila Gaskins (oratorical contest coordinator) served as moderator for the competition. After she opened the...
IT’S AMERICA’S GREATEST MYSTERY Who Killed JFK? Was it Oswald? Or someone else? CJ Floyd thinks he knows… BESTSELLING MYSTERY AUTHOR ROBERT GREER returns to Dallas for two “don’t miss” author talks! Sunday, April 20, 5-7PM Author Talk, Reading, & Book Signing Brooklyn...
Many were troubled by the story of a 12 year old that was allowed to strip in a local night club. What was just as bad was a loophole in the Dallas city charter which allowed them to remain open after the incident. Here are changes that the city council...
Here’s a A couple of months ago I wanted to write a post touting the virtues of bringing another Major League baseball team into the market. I thought that downtown Dallas would make a fine home for the Florida Marlins. But that’s not what this post is about. This post...
From the office of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. Dear Friend, I firmly believe that the burden of peacemaking and peace building cannot be left to one institution, gender or political party. It must be a shared responsibility that encompasses all, regardless of race, class, gender and religion. I began A...
